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14 October 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Miss G. Day, sister of Chief Water Tender Day

10 June 1944: Commissioned, Cmdr. K. E. Read in command

16 May 1946: Decommissioned at San Diego after 1.9 years of service

30 June 1968: Struck from the NVR

01 March 1969: Sunk as target off San Clemente Island, Cal.
Interesting Note: Day had two crewmembers who had to be sent home, one at age 14, and one at age 15.

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Artist's conception of Day by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett, with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company, Navy Yard Associates, offers prints of most destroyers, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. ALL the destroyer escorts ARE available in their WWII configuration. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. When you purchase artwork from them, please indicate that you heard about their work from Navsource.

Francis Daniel Day, born 25 July 1904 in Milburn, N.J., enlisted in the Navy 12 January 1925 and served continuously until his death in USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. Chief Water Tender Day was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his self-sacrifice in risking his life to assist 15 of the crew to escape from a flooded compartment through a submerged porthole.

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